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David Moyes: Needs to have eyes bigger than his belly (Gettyimages.com)

Moyes keeps his cards hidden as Everton prepare to shuffle and deal with the big boys

With David Moyes keeping quiet on his transfer targets (he's been burnt a lot) and keeping the press....

Football  |  June 21, 2008  |  2631 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Luiz Felipe Scolari: Will he get on with the Roman emperor? (gettyimages.com)

Scolari and Chelsea - all roads lead to Roman

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich clearly doesn't really want his team to play the gorgeous attacking f....

Football  |  June 14, 2008  |  651 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Hard done-by: Steve McClaren

Poor England, poor Steve McClaren – it's all the fault of bloody foreigners!

Premier League chairman Sir David Richards has had a bit of a rant about the fact that our top-level....

Football  |  June 12, 2008  |  198 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Frank Lampard: An Englishman aboard?  (gettyimages.com)

England and negativity, a football marriage consummated by the press

One of the most surprising things for me is the belief that England's football team are in a huge an....

Football  |  June 06, 2008  |  364 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Roy Keane: Adding extra spice to City v United (gettyimages.com)

Fancy seeing you here! It's Fergie v Manchester United's apprentices in the Premier League

The story goes that despite Manchester United’s success this season and the treble winners’ feats in....

Football  |  June 06, 2008  |  595 Views  |  (2) Comments
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The late Alan Ball: Tireless footballer (gettyimages.com)

The not-so-good old days of Everton's battery-charged Ball and Arsenal doing an MK Dons

The good old days? The first myth we need to shatter is that of burn-out, the energy-sapping ailment....

Football  |  June 05, 2008  |  1203 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Michael Johnson: A bit embarrassing for Moyes? (gettyimages.com)

Triple Toffee blunder: Is there something wrong with Everton’s youth system?

Everton’s youth system leads a strange double life. On the one hand, it has unfurled talents such as....

Football  |  June 01, 2008  |  898 Views  |  (2) Comments
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John Terry: Denied by a slip (gettyimages.com)

Hideously cruel on Chelsea - but penalty shootouts are the best option we have

My views on penalties are similar to Winston Churchill’s opinion on democracy – to paraphrase. All i....

Football  |  May 26, 2008  |  508 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Avram Grant: The not-so-special one? (gettyimages.com)

If Grant's good enough to replace Sven, what does that say for the axed Chelsea boss's critics?

Avram Grant was 90 minutes from winning the League Cup, 90 minutes from the end of the Premier Leagu....

Football  |  May 25, 2008  |  612 Views  |  (6) Comments
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David Moyes: Indispensable (gettyimages.com)

The one man Everton can't live without? It's David Moyes!

When trying to answer the question of which player is indispensable to the Toffees, I realised that ....

Football  |  May 26, 2008  |  588 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Carlos Tevez: Key role for United (gettyimages.com)

The dream team: Liverpool's Torres, Manchester United's Ronaldo – with Moyes as boss!

My Premier League XI of the season would be set up in a 4-4-2 formation, but the simplicity of this ....

Football  |  May 26, 2008  |  1955 Views  |  (8) Comments
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The Lescott signing gamble that paid off for Everton and Moyes

Joleon Lescott, the best player in Everton’s glorious season, is yet another example of a shrewd inv....

Football  |  May 25, 2008  |  796 Views  |  (4) Comments
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David Moyes: Summer of content? (gettyimages.com)

FIVE reasons Everton need to spend big if they have serious ambition

This is an important summer for David Moyes, a summer where he could potentially be given the funds ....

Football  |  May 25, 2008  |  1255 Views  |  (5) Comments
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How Jagielka's stab at life with Everton paid off

Phil Jagielka has been a very nice surprise this season. When he first joined the club, many didn’t ....

Football  |  May 24, 2008  |  942 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Fangio's Formula 1 style was never matched by sore loser Schumacher

Juan Manuel Fangio is the best Formula 1 driver of all time. The five-time Argentine champion only s....

Motorsport  |  May 23, 2008  |  624 Views  |  (12) Comments
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The problems that have jinxed Andy van der Meyde's Everton career

Andy van der Meyde has yet again been a disappointment to Everton fans. His lack of first-team playi....

Football  |  May 24, 2008  |  1616 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Euro champs again - but Fergie's heart belongs to the Manchester United of Cantona and Co

From the moment Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty to clinch a nerve-jangling victory ....

Football  |  May 23, 2008  |  1169 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Can Hull or Bristol City raise their games to survive at the top level?

With Derby's rancid efforts this season, many an elitist Premier League git is claiming that neither....

Football  |  May 22, 2008  |  370 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Arsenal don't need money - just their footballing guru Wenger

As long as they stay in the Big Four then Arsenal will remain a Big Four side, a simple equation, bu....

Football  |  May 23, 2008  |  1981 Views  |  (21) Comments
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Race for the Premier League: The experience of Windass, Barmby and Co gives Hull the edge over Bristol City

The multi-million pound game sees Bristol City who came back from a 10-game malaise to beat Crystal ....

Football  |  May 23, 2008  |  393 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Is this literally the final countdown for Chelsea and Manchester United?

When two of the Premier League’s porcine plutocrats Chelsea and Man United face off against each oth....

Football  |  May 21, 2008  |  365 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Chelsea, Arsenal and Co may live to regret it if they turn their back on the FA Cup

The FA Cup has to be counted as a success simply because there were no members of the Big Four takin....

Football  |  May 22, 2008  |  2048 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Why Manchester United's boss has a psychological edge over his Arsenal and Liverpool counterparts

Peter Schmeichel, the keystone to Manchester United’s treble-winning side of 1999, gave some very us....

Football  |  May 21, 2008  |  1293 Views  |  (15) Comments
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Why Portsmouth's 'Arry should head the queue of Englishmen for the England job

Harry Redknapp is part of a dying breed. A quick scan through the top league shows that this season ....

Football  |  May 22, 2008  |  285 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Which Manchester United team will show up against Chelsea in the Champions League final?

Tomorrow night's Champions League final promises to be a tense affair - England’s two biggest footba....